Combined mop and wringer.



PATENTED JAN. 27, 1903.

C. S. SHYGH.

COMBINED MOP AND WRINGER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 7, 1902.

H0 MODEL.

...MII I. ...J [III illlllliulii" UNiThb STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES S. SIIYCH, OF CHICAGO,

ILLINOIS.

COMBINED IVIOP AND WIWRINGER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 719,383, dated January27, 1903.

i Application led May 7', 1902. Serial No. 106,333. (No model.)

T0 a/ZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES S. SHYCH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chi' cago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in a Combined Mop and Vringer, ofwhich the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in combined mops andwringers; and its object is to provide a device of this character havingnovel means whereby the cloth of the mops may be securely fastened tothe handle thereof.

Another object is to employ means for readily wringing the cloth when itis desired to drain water therefrom.

Vith the above and other objects in view the invention consists inproviding a handle having a funnel-like end thereto. A rod is slidablymounted in the handle and extends through the said end. The mop-cloth issecured to this rod in a novel manner, whereby the same is preventedfrom slipping out of position. A grip is employed upon the rod, wherebythe same may be slid in the handle and cause the cloth to becomecontracted in the funnel-like end, thereby squeezing the watertherefrom. Means are also used for locking said rod against movementwhile the mop-cloth is in use.

The invention also consists in the further novel construction andcombination of parts hereinafter more fully described and claimed, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, showing the preferred form ofmy invention, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective View. Fig. 2 is alongitudinal section. Fig. 3 is a detail View of the cloth-securingwasher, and Fig. 4 is a detail view of the stud.

Referring to the gures by numerals of reference, l is a tubular handlehaving a knob 2 at one end thereof and a funnel 3 at the opposite end.Slots 4 are formed in opposite sides of the handle for the reception oflaterally-extending grips 5, secured to a rod 6, slidably mounted in thehandle. This rod is also tubular and is held normally projected into thefunnel 3 by means of a lug 7, extending from a spring-pressed lever 8and adapted to engage one of a series of apertures 9, formed in the rod.This lever Sis pivoted between lugs l0, extending from the handle, andis adapted to be depressed by a finger of the operator, therebycompressing its spring 11 and disengaging the lug 7 from the rod 6. Theouter end of rod 6 is internally threaded to engage a stud 12, having asquared or angular end 13, adapted to project into an aperture 14,formed in a plate 15. This plate has pins 1G extending from one facethereof, which engage a sponge 17, said sponge being held in engagementtherewith by means of a plate 1S. This washer is clamped upon the spongeand pins by means of a nut 19, mounted upon a threaded bolt 20,extending through the two plates 18 and 15 and through stud 12. A nut 2lserves to lock this bolt in position in the stud.

The device is normally arranged as shown in the drawings. To use it, itis merely necessary to dip the sponge into water and scrub or wash withit as ordinarily. When, however, it is desired to extract the water fromthe sponge, the lever 8 is depressed, thereby unlocking the rod, andsaid rod is drawn backward by means of the grips 5. This will cause thesponge to become compressed in funnel 8,and the water contained thereinwill be squeezed outward. The parts can then be returned to their normalpositions and the operation repeated as before.

By providing a funnel 3 for the reception of the mop-cloth any size ofsponge can be squeezed thereby.

The knob 2 permits the handle to be pressed against the body of theoperator without inconveniencewhile the sponge is being drained.

In the foregoing description I have shown the preferred form of myinvention; but I do not limit myself thereto, as I am aware thatmodifications may be made therein without departing from the spirit ofthe invention, and I therefore reserve the right to make such changes asfairly fall within the scope of the invention.

Having thus fully described the invention, what is claimed as new is- 1.The combination with a tubular handle, ofa funnel secured to one endthereof,a holder slidably mounted in the handle and having a threadedbolt at its outer end, plates mounted on the said bolt to secure acleaning device to the holder, and means for retaining the IOOadjustment of the holder in relation to the handle.

2. The combination with a handle, of a funnel secured to one endthereof, a holder slidably mounted in the handle and through the centerof the funnel, means for locking the holder in adjusted position, ascrew-threaded bolt secured to the front end of the holder, andsecuring-plates mounted ou the Screwthreaded bolt, one of the plateshaving a plurality of pointed pins extending toward the other plate.

3. The combination With a slotted tubular

